IT Coordinator/Teacher, Web Developer & Network Administrator

QUALIFICATIONS SUMMARY

Educational Technologist with over 10 years of experience developing and managing a broad range of school programs and services.
Expertise in IT coordination, Web development, computer repair and network administration, with a focus on teaching and training.

EXPERIENCE

• Responsible for technology vision, plan and leadership for 2,000 student institution
• Oversee staff of 20, including certified tech specialists and teachers, as well as classified IT manager, support and A/V technicians
• Administrator for the Google Apps for Education system
• Chair of WASC Goal 1, Task 4 (IT) Committee

• Taught MYP and DP technology courses from grade 6 to 12
• Utilized the Design-Cycle to promote project-based development skills, while infusing courses with current technologies
• Instructed 11th grade "IT in a Global Society" class, drawing on my background in social studies and strong Web 2.0 skills
• Taught Multimedia course, incorporating a variety of digital publishing tools to produce the school's yearbook entirely in-house
• Coached girls high school basketball team

• Built network map after conducting hardware/software/licensing audit necessary to develop technology-refresh plan
• Configured and applied Windows Group Policies , Active Directory, and installed anti-virus system to secure school network

• Administered 600 PC/Mac network in classrooms, labs and COWS, including hardware, software and network support
• Managed school's Web/video-conferencing and distance-learning lab
• Developed partnerships with and provided instruction for Dell TechKnow, Intel Teach, IBM Mentor and Microsoft FreshStart programs
• Responsible for budgeting, planning and procurement for technology equipment /software
• As Technology Committee chair, authored campus-wide technology plan and refresh schedule
• Taught the self-created Tech Troubleshooting Team, a course that trains students in computer/network installation and repair
• Designed and maintained school Web site, including calendaring and emergency rapid-alert system
• Served as football and track coach

• Developed technology-based, hands-on curriculum to reach a range of cognitive skill levels
• Led Wallenberg Outdoor Adventure Program

ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE

• La Fuente School, ESL Teacher & Web Designer 2003-2006
• IPAL Software, Web Developer 2001-2003
• World Courier, Inc., Technology-Industry International Air Courier 1999-2001
• Reed Business Information, Writer/Editor 1995-1998
• United States Peace Corps, Swaziland, Africa 1992-1994

TECHNICAL PROFICIENCIES

• Platforms: 2000/XP/Vista, OS X, Ubuntu
  
• Networking: Wireless/Security, Ethernet, Content filters/firewalls, Token Ring, Novell, TCP/IP, DHCP, DNS, NAT
  
• Languages: XML, DHTML/CSS, JavaScript, PHP/MySQL
  
• Tools/Skills: Google Apps, Drupal, Web 2.0, MS Office, Dreamweaver, Photoshop, Audacity, Norton Ghost, Group Policy, CMD line, RAID, SCSI
  
• Educational Applications: Google Apps, Moodle, Rubicon Atlas, SASIxp, Integrade, Administrator's Plus, Ning, VoiceThread
  
• Certifications: CompTIA A+ Software, A+ Hardware, Network+, Server+
  

EDUCATION

• San Francisco State University San Francisco, California 2003
  MA Education (Instructional Technologies) diploma .pdf
• University of Texas at Austin Austin, Texas 1989
  BA Cultural Geography diploma .pdf

CREDENTIALS, SKILLS & MEMBERSHIPS

• Teaching credentials in Technology Applications (CA .pdf ,TX .pdf) and Social Studies (CA .pdf)
• International Baccalaureate workshop training in MYP and DP (ITGS certificate .pdf)
• CompTIA hardware, software & network technician certifications
• Professional Web developer & designer
• Varying Proficiency in Spanish, Portuguese, French, Japanese, Thai & siSwati
• Member, International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE)
• Work experience: Bolivia, Chile, Costa Rica, Cuba, France, Israel, Japan, Malaysia, Mali, Mexico, Senegal, Swaziland, Peru

INTERESTS

World affairs and history, technology, travel, health and fitness, environmental issues, maps, reading, running, swimming, kayaking, surfing

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